Trustees OK Prairie Rose PUD for 29-unit rental community; final plat approved

Trustees at the Village of Roscoe Committee of the Whole recommended approval of a planned unit development for property described in meeting materials as the Prairie Rose parcel and approved a tentative and final plat that consolidates several previously platted lots into a single lot for development.

The plan, presented by Jeff Lincoln Heath of Arc Design Resources, shows a multi-building rental community of 29 units (one garden-style single-family building and the remainder duplex-style slab-on-grade rental units). "The intention is that he would own and maintain all these units. He would rent them out. Single ownership, no selling," Heath said. The developer, Antonio Pipitone, was in the audience for questions.

The developer said units will be market-rate rentals, with anticipated rents in the neighborhood of $1,600–$1,900 per month once the first building is complete. Each unit design includes a two-car garage plus driveway parking, which the presenter described as "four parking spaces per unit" when counting garage and driveway. Project stormwater, access and street comments have been addressed in preliminary reviews, the presenter said, and sanitary and water district comment letters have been received and are being resolved.

Residents and trustees raised design questions including facade materials and whether stone or brick veneer would be used. Heath said the developer prefers cementitious siding (Hardie-style board) for durability and presented options for limited accent materials rather than full veneer. He also described an agreement with a neighboring quarry owner: the developer has proposed a six-foot privacy fence along the shared rear property line to reduce trespass and related concerns.

The committee approved the PUD recommendation by roll call after a motion and second; the meeting record shows affirmative votes in the roll call recorded at the time of the motion. A separate motion to approve the tentative and final plat also passed; staff said, once signatures are collected and Mylar is prepared, the plat will proceed to recording.

Why it matters: The approvals clear an important entitlement hurdle for a privately financed rental project that the developer says will remain under single ownership and provide market-rate housing in the Prairie Rose area. The project will return to the Village for final engineering approvals with sanitary and water utilities pending resolution with the appropriate districts.

What’s next: Staff will complete final technical edits to the plat and move it toward Mylar signatures; comments from the sanitary district and North Park Water will be tracked through resubmittal and approval. The committee did not set specific dates for building permit submittal in the public record presented at the meeting.